I attempted to root my Galaxy S4 (T-Mobile) with ODIN using OUDHS custom recovery. ODIN says it passed and I used the flash the root file from the external sd card, but it still hasn't been rooted yet. (What I followed so you know what file I am talking about: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2268880)
Since it didn't work, can I just retry ODIN (possibly use CWM this time) again or will I brick the phone because right now it still works, but I am afraid that it brick if I try to go back to Square One.
I am a novice at Rooting and Android, so please forgive me if my question seems rather annoying or needy.
I can't think of a reason why you can't try again.
Also, you might want to try another recovery. I did my phone yesterday with clockwork touch.
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Android_Monsters said:
I can't think of a reason why you can't try again.
Also, you might want to try another recovery. I did my phone yesterday with clockwork touch.
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whats the diffence between the touch and the normal one? (or is it just if your phone has touchscreen)
And do you mean recovery as restore? (using a backup in Kies)
Use Chainfire's CF Auto Root. Quick and simple, just look in original Android dev
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Use Chainfire's CF Auto Root. Quick and simple, just look in original Android dev
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Will I still be able to use custom ROMs?
Yes... Just install a custom recovery after root
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I know it's possible to root *some* phones without a computer. Does anyone know if it's possible with the Hercules?
No! You need a computer
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Wow...... well I guess that answers that one.
lol
Thanks
I think you can not root without a computer (because of all the ODIN stuff), but I guess ROMs can be installed using ROM manager. But using clockworkmod recovery seems easier.
You can't root without PC. Odin is the only way, my adhd girl can do this!
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how to root android phone without using computer...?? which app can be used to root my phone.. im currently using sgs2..
aizatcm said:
how to root android phone without using computer...?? which app can be used to root my phone.. im currently using sgs2..
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trolling?? or... just plain... nevermind
Rooting without a computer is the DUMBEST idea in the entire world. IF you screw up your phone, like most n00bs these days do, you will have NO WAY to recover your device without sending it in... not to mention no way to read XDA to discover what went wrong.
jordanishere said:
Rooting without a computer is the DUMBEST idea in the entire world. IF you screw up your phone, like most n00bs these days do, you will have NO WAY to recover your device without sending it in... not to mention no way to read XDA to discover what went wrong.
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+1 Money post right here.
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One can try this
This link says you can root without computer ...
I personally did not tried it but anyone here can try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
manddar said:
This link says you can root without computer ...
I personally did not tried it but anyone here can try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
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Rooting is not the part you need a computer for..
You need a computer in order to install cwm so you can flash the superuser zip
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rymanh said:
Rooting is not the part you need a computer for..
You need a computer in order to install cwm so you can flash the superuser zip
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No need to install CWM from PC.
For this method you have to download 2 files (CWM.zip & SU-Busybox-Installer.zip) to you phone and you are ready to go.
Check method 1 on this thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
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No need to install CWM from PC.
For this method you have to download 2 files (CWM.zip & SU-Busybox-Installer.zip) to you phone and you are ready to go.
Check method 1 on this thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
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Method 1 requires you to have cwm image installed
Edit: oh I see yeah its possible without a computer
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Method 1 requires you to have cwm image installed
Edit: oh I see yeah its possible without a computer
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I just tried this and it went perfect .... now I have SU access on my I9100. :good:
This does not work on the t989
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This link says you can root without computer ...
I personally did not tried it but anyone here can try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
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This is to give root access, but to gain the abilty to flash SU to gain root access, you need ODIN and a PC. On the T989, it the only way to flash CWM. To summarize, SU is the saddle, but whats really important is the horse, CWM
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This is to give root access, but to gain the abilty to flash SU to gain root access, you need ODIN and a PC. On the T989, it the only way to flash CWM. To summarize, SU is the saddle, but whats really important is the horse, CWM
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Yeah thats right, even you can get a horse without PC. There is app called mobile odin which makes this possible. You can flash firmware with cwm using that, mobile odin requires rooted phone, which we did using prev posts.
I have su access with cwm installed on my phone without imcrease in flash counter and yellow exclaimation at boot.
I am planning to install good rom on this. Once I do it successfully I will try to put small tut on it.
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Yeah thats right, even you can get a horse without PC. There is app called mobile odin which makes this possible. You can flash firmware with cwm using that, mobile odin requires rooted phone, which we did using prev posts.
I have su access with cwm installed on my phone without imcrease in flash counter and yellow exclaimation at boot.
I am planning to install good rom on this. Once I do it successfully I will try to put small tut on it.
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That horse doesn't like us, not compatible with the T989
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Isn't half the point of the ROM Manager app to install a custom recovery? If you have root access, you can flash CWM through it. It's literally the first action listed when you open it.
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Hey guys, and so you know, I have rooted my vibrant, but i just have a few questions i could not find the answer to,weirdly
1. Factory unlock needed? Is there a different root procedure ( wouldnt be suprised)
2. The possibility of hardbricking, high or low.
3. Can I restore a backup of a different version of android if possible, and do i just need to wipe cache etc to flash the same version of android.
Thanks in advanced and sorry if this is noobish, just dont really have a lot of time due to school.
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Hey guys, and so you know, I have rooted my vibrant, but i just have a few questions i could not find the answer to,weirdly
1. Factory unlock needed? Is there a different root procedure ( wouldnt be suprised)
2. The possibility of hardbricking, high or low.
3. Can I restore a backup of a different version of android if possible, and do i just need to wipe cache etc to flash the same version of android.
Thanks in advanced and sorry if this is noobish, just dont really have a lot of time due to school.
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1. Factory unlock...? The easiest way (at least for me) was using Odin to inject root into stock ROM.
2. As with any tinkering/modding with any Android device, there is always a risk of hard bricking, but if you follow the procedures carefully, you shouldn't run into any issues.
3. Not sure what you really mean, but as i always say, it's always best to flash fresh (full wipe)
hope this helps, good luck!
1) unlock not needed but if you want u can do it for free; check general section
2) less possibility of hard bricking unless u flash rom for different phone ; dont forget to backup imei number ; high possibility of loosing it.
3) restore from diffwrent version highly not recommend if you want bug free phone.
And that is how you turn you're soon to be rooted phone into a rocket ship with fireworks coming out of it!
With rainbow sprinkles!
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And also, i want confirm because my friend said clockwork will be wiped after first reboot after using, is this true? Or does is stay for as long as you wish.
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Umm, the clockwork recovery? It stays forever.
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Hey man. Welcome over to this side of the fence.
The Recovery gets saved into the recovery partition and will stay until you switch it out with another (TWRP) or stock. So that is a non-issue.
Being a fellow ex-Vibe user, I understand your questions. Same as the Vibrant you can flash/restore laterally and not have any issues as long as you wipe, reset, usual stuff. But also same as the Vibrant, you should not go from ICS to JB or JB 4.2 and back without a clean install (can always upgrade but going back is where issues come into play). And by clean install I mean Odin to reset the proper partitions. That is another thing. You should probably update your Odin. There is a thread around here with it or just get your Google on.
If you are on stock TWiz, you can use (your recently updated) Odin to flash mrRobinson's Root66 and it will be stock ROM but with Root. Way easier than the Update.zip scene we had on the Vibrant.
Another thing is that the internal is set up differently. The internal is set up as a /data/media partition. This means that if you Factory Reset with the Stock recovery, you will effectively wipe your whole internal SD. However, if you use CWR or TWRP, they won't wipe your internal SD unless you Format Data. I learned that the hard way on my tablet about a year ago.
Good luck
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And also, i want confirm because my friend said clockwork will be wiped after first reboot after using, is this true? Or does is stay for as long as you wish.
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clockwork will stay forever unless you ODIN back to stock, which will replace clockwork with the stock recovery
WOODY! Glad to see you here. I missed your advice. Anyway, thanks for everything and i may root soon.
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Im also new looking to root, will rooting wipe everything in my internal? pix, vids, songs, sms etc? Sorry not exactly clear on the root process for this phone, also had vibrant (easiest way to root ever) and sensation (not hard either). But this is kind of confusing like I have to flash a fw thru odin that already has root?
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Im also new looking to root, will rooting wipe everything in my internal? pix, vids, songs, sms etc? Sorry not exactly clear on the root process for this phone, also had vibrant (easiest way to root ever) and sensation (not hard either). But this is kind of confusing like I have to flash a fw thru odin that already has root?
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Its not the only way to root it, but if you do it that way you won't lose things in your SD anyway, only your data like apps and stuff.. An easier way is to just flash clockwork mod and flash superuser which will give you root, it will however trip your flash counter.. I've done it both ways
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Its not the only way to root it, but if you do it that way you won't lose things in your SD anyway, only your data like apps and stuff.. An easier way is to just flash clockwork mod and flash superuser which will give you root, it will however trip your flash counter.. I've done it both ways
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will flashing cwm recovery then su then using triangleaway to reset meter be good? As in my counter will be back to where it is right now?
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will flashing cwm recovery then su then using triangleaway to reset meter be good? As in my counter will be back to where it is right now?
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Technically yes, but if you go that route I would stay away from resetting it unless you really need to
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Btw with this counter does the number go up every time you flash a rom?
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Btw with this counter does the number go up every time you flash a rom?
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Yes
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Btw with this counter does the number go up every time you flash a rom?
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Yes
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No it does not
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Is there a way to root without using a computer? Like could I just rename the root 666 as update.zip and flash that in recovery?
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Is there a way to root without using a computer? Like could I just rename the root 666 as update.zip and flash that in recovery?
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No.
No... besides how could you flash anything in recovery when you need to push a custom recovery.img via pc? can't do that on a phone when you need root in order to flash a recovery from your phone. Only way to root without a pc is if there is a root exploit, like the Note 2 has, but the S3 doesn't have one as far as I'm aware.
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No... besides how could you flash anything in recovery when you need to push a custom recovery.img via pc? can't do that on a phone when you need root in order to flash a recovery from your phone. Only way to root without a pc is if there is a root exploit, like the Note 2 has, but the S3 doesn't have one as far as I'm aware.
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No necessarily because you do have a stock recovery that allows you to flash a zip via update.zip
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Is it possible to root without a pc yes, but I have no clue how it would be done and frankly I wouldn't want to do it. There were one click root apps available for certain phones at different points on the market but have no clue if there are any for the S3. I never used those though because at that point your completely dependent only on your phone with no access to your pc if you soft brick. If your going to use your pc in case you do soft brick then you might as well just use it to root also.
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Is there a way to root without using a computer? Like could I just rename the root 666 as update.zip and flash that in recovery?
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NO you cannot root without a computer.
But you can use Mobile Odin Lite and Odin flash the stock pre-rooted Tmobile T999 Jellybean v4.1.1
firmware using only your phone, here is the link for the firmware:http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390169635556426451
Here is the download link for Mobile Odin Lite: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1754368&d=1361632564
The mobile odin lite does the same thing as the Windows Odin does only it's easier and does not need a computer.
It's very easy to use, almost self explanatory and it installs like any other APK.
Good Luck!
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NO you cannot root without a computer.
But you can use Mobile Odin Lite and Odin flash the stock pre-rooted Tmobile T999 Jellybean v4.1.1
firmware using only your phone, here is the link for the firmware:http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390169635556426451
Here is the download link for Mobile Odin Lite: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1754368&d=1361632564
The mobile odin lite does the same thing as the Windows Odin does only it's easier and does not need a computer.
It's very easy to use, almost self explanatory and it installs like any other APK.
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Doesn't mobile Odin need root access to work?
OP, I'm not aware of any method of gaining root access on this phone without a computer.
I think we need more opinions on this matter.
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Doesn't mobile Odin need root access to work?
OP, I'm not aware of any method of gaining root access on this phone without a computer.
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Yeah I think out does. I tried mobile Odin opro which does require root. I have a linux computer, so I'll try it later
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I think we need more opinions on this matter.
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agreed
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Yeah, the reason i asked is because i have a Linux computer. Heimdall is all installed but it isn't working. Keeps giving me the same thing and its pissing me off. My first phone got dropped and got the inked all over the screen. Now i have a new one but no pc nearby to use to root it and it blows very very much. =(. Just want my root back.
Have some quick questions.
I rooted my phone using this method:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlVCjtRUrgs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
After I root, I try to open Supersu but it says the binarys cannot be installed and it closes, also the "root access allow" prompt does not appear on any root applications.
They just get stuck at "searching for root rights."
Is there a preferred root method to use on this S4?
Which one works best?
Well anyway, I flashed wicked rom (because the phone IS rooted) and whenever I try to flash anything or merely even just a reboot, my phone soft bricks and I have to boot TWRP, wipe and install the rom again.
I only have this problem AFTER I have installed a custom rom.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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This is one of the reasons I went back to stock after trying out cm10.1 and 4.3 leak. I am kinda liking the features TW adds to Android. Just disable the apps you don't use or root stock and use TB to uninstall what you don't need.
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okay 1 of all go to Stock rom flash that
Also try CF-Root it worked for me maybe will help u too
then recovery change to clockworkmod recovery TW is having problems list for me.
and try again
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okay 1 of all go to Stock rom flash that
Also try CF-Root it worked for me maybe will help u too
then recovery change to clockworkmod recovery TW is having problems list for me.
and try again
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Thank you sir for the reply.
I indeed found the problem.
It was the root method I was using.
I did the CF-AUTOROOT method and it canceled out all previous problems.
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devynbf said:
Thank you sir for the reply.
I indeed found the problem.
It was the root method I was using.
I did the CF-AUTOROOT method and it canceled out all previous problems.
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Awesome i am glad that it fixed it for u.
hey it's important to remember to use a samsung cable for this.....
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hey it's important to remember to use a samsung cable for this.....
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Thanks for the late reply.
I used the cable that came with the phone.
I've also used other cables for various other Odin flashes and all works as it should.
Pretty sure that's not a factor, and far from a problem.
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Ive looked thru the forums i apologize if i missed it. Ive got a sprint samsung galaxy note 2 running 4.3 ive tried to root and install a custom recovery using the toolkit, but it doesnt seem to take the custom recovery. if anybody could please help me.
I haven't tried rooting since 4.1.2, but I used ToolKit to root and it installed a custom recovery. From there, I just flashed the recovery I preferred to use. Maybe be worth while try using ToolKit. I believe there is an option to just install new recovery.
Manualy flash recovery through odin
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Manualy flash recovery through odin
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So i know ive gotta flash one of these but which one? Sprint Samsung galaxy note 2 4.3
which ever one you prefer first. I use TWRP. Some use Philz, which is based on TWRP. From what I've read, it may be good idea to go with Philz over TWRP when and after converting to Android 4.3; something about TWRP not backing up or restoring correctly. Obviously there is still ClockWorkMod (CWM). I can't attest to it because I haven't used it in over two years.
Odin doesn't work either.....I've been having the same problem. Been wanting to root my note 2 for some time now but to no avail.
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try using odin3 v3.07 to flash philz 6.07.9 that works for me
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clathyn1 said:
Odin doesn't work either.....I've been having the same problem. Been wanting to root my note 2 for some time now but to no avail.
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Have you tried KingoRoot method?
Haven't had the chance to yet.
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